Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Viscaceae | Arceuthobium | Dwarf Mistletoe | |||
Viscaceae | Arceuthobium pusillum | Eastern Dwarf-mistletoe | Hemiparasite on branches of Picea mariana, in bogs. | NL west to SK, south to nw. NJ, ne. PA, c. MI, c. WI, and c. MN. | |
Viscaceae | Phoradendron | Mistletoe | |||
Viscaceae | Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. leucarpum | American Mistletoe, Christmas Mistletoe | Parasitic on various species of trees, especially abundant in swamp forests (perhaps because they are less frequently cut and have older, more mature hardwoods). | NJ west to s. OH, s. IN, and s. MO, south to s. FL and s. TX. | |
Viscaceae | Phoradendron rubrum | Mahogany Mistletoe, Narrowleaf Mistletoe | Rockland hammocks, exclusively parasitic on West Indian mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni). | S. FL (Sands Key in Miami-Dade County, Key Largo in the Monroe County keys); West Indies. | |
Viscaceae | Viscaceae | Christmas Mistletoe Family |